Giáo án Tiếng Anh lớp 4 Global Success Starter Classroom activities

I. OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to:

Language knowledge & skills

- say the chant with the correct rhythm and pronunciation.

- listen to and understand four sentences describing what the characters are doing in the classroom at break time and number the correct pictures.

- listen to and understand a chant with seven sentences describing what the characters usually do in the classroom, and act out the chant. 

Competences

- Communication

- Self-control & independent learning: perform listening tasks

II. RESOURCES AND MATERIALS

- Student’s book: Page 8

- Audio tracks 3 - 5

- Teacher’s guide: Pages 12 - 14

- Website hoclieu.vn

- Flash cards/ pictures and posters (Starter)

- Computer, projector, …

III. PROCEDURE

Warm-up and review  – Let’s chant – Listen and number – Listen and act out –  Fun corner and wrap-up

Procedure

Teacher’s and pupils’ activities

Interaction

Note

Warm-up and review:  5 minutes

Greet the class.

Option 1:

- Greet the class, then spend a few minutes revising the previous lesson by inviting a group of pupils to play the game Spelling bee.

- Invite two groups of pupils to the front of the class to take turns singing the song on page 7. Each group sings one verse of the song. The class sings along and claps their hands.

- Ask pupils to open their books at page 8 and look at Starter, B. Classroom activities.

Option 2:

- Have pupils say the song (Activity 1, Page 7).

- Ask pupils to look at the pictures and guess the activities in the classroom. (PowerPoint)

Stand up.

Sit down.

Read.

Write.

Listen.

Do a puzzle.

Open your book.

Be quiet.

Group work

Activity 1. Let’s chant.   5 minutes

a. Goal

To say the chant with the correct rhythm and pronunciation.

b. Input

The lyrics and recording of the chant.

c. Outcome

Pupils can say the chant with the correct rhythm and pronunciation.

d. Procedure

Step 1: Have pupils read the chant and elicit its meaning. Explain that these commands are usually used in the classroom. Check comprehension.

Step 2: Play the recording for pupils to listen to and repeat the chant, line by line. Draw their attention to the rhythm and pronunciation. Encourage them to clap while chanting.

Step 3: Play the recording all the way through for pupils to chant and clap. Go around the classroom and correct pronunciation if necessary.
Step 4: Invite a few groups of pupils to listen to and repeat the chant in front of the class. Praise them to encourage their performance.

Whole class

Group work

e. Assessment

- Performance products: Student’s pronunciation.

- Assessment tools: Observation; Feedback.

Activity 2. Listen and number.   10 minutes

a. Goal

To listen to and understand four sentences describing what the characters are doing in the classroom at break time and number the correct pictures.

b. Input

Picture cues:

a. Bill wearing headphones, listening

b. Mary doing a word puzzle

c. Lucy reading a book

d. Ben writing in a notebook

Audio script:

1. He’s listening to the chant.

2. She’s reading a book.

3. He’s writing new words.

4. She’s doing a word puzzle.

c. Outcome

Pupils can listen to and understand four sentences describing different activities the characters are doing in the classroom at break time and number the correct pictures.

Key:

1. a

2. c

3. d

4. b

d. Procedure

Step 1: Draw pupils’ attention to the pictures and ask questions such as Who are they? and What are they doing? Remind pupils to look at the activities the characters are doing in the classroom.

Step 2: Play the recording all the way through for pupils to listen and familiarise themselves with the speaker’s voice. Then play the recording again for pupils to listen and number the pictures.

Step 3: Get pupils to swap books with a partner to check their answers before checking as a class. Correct the answers where necessary.

Extension: If time allows, play the recording, sentence by sentence, for pupils to listen and repeat in chorus. Correct their pronunciation where necessary.

Whole class/ Individual work

Pair work

Whole class

e. Assessment

- Performance products: Student's answer, Peer feedback.

- Assessment tools: Observation; Answer keys

Activity 3. Listen and act out. 8 minutes

a. Goal

To listen to and understand a chant with seven sentences describing what the characters usually do in the classroom, and act out the chant.

b. Input

Picture cue: Ms Hoa touching her mouth with a finger, a pupil closing a book, a pupil opening a book, a pupil standing up, a pupil sitting down, a pupil reading a book, a pupil going out of the classroom.

Audio script:

Quiet.

Sit down.

Open your books.

Read aloud.

Close your books.

Stand up.

Let’s go out.

c. Outcome

Pupils can listen to and understand a chant with seven sentences describing different activities the characters usually do in the classroom, and act out the chant.

d. Procedure

Step 1: Draw pupils’ attention to the picture and ask questions such as Who are they? and What are they doing? Remind pupils to look at the activities the characters are doing in the classroom.

Step 2: Play the recording all the way through for pupils to listen and familiarise themselves with the speaker’s voice. Then play the recording again for pupils to listen and point at the pictures.

Step 3: Have pupils listen to the recording, line by line, and act out. Then invite a group to listen and act out in front of the class.

Extension: If time allows, play the recording, line by line, for pupils to listen and repeat in chorus. Correct their pronunciation where necessary.

Whole class/ Individual work

Group work